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Airbnb

Airbnb Has Secret ‘Trustworthy Scores’ and This Privacy Group Is Demanding to See Them

Nontransparent algorithms determine if you’re 'trustworthy' based on whether you’ve engaged in sex work, porn, used drugs and alcohol, or even used swear words online.
Karl Bode
2.27.20
Super Tuesday

This 26-Year-Old Is Poised to Oust an Anti-Abortion, Pro-Gun Democrat

In some ways, Jessica Cisneros has already won.
Leila Ettachfini
2.27.20
Black voters

Trump Is Peddling 'Woke' Merch Now to Black Voters

His reelection campaign will open 15 “community centers” in vacant retail stores in Atlanta, Charlotte, Detroit, Milwaukee, Miami, and Philadelphia.
Trone Dowd
2.27.20
climate change

The U.K.’s Busiest Airport Can’t Build a New Runway Because of Climate Change

For the first time, the Paris Agreement was cited as the reason to halt the expansion of a project.
Alex Lubben
2.27.20
Mass Shooting

Wisconsin Governor Pleaded for Gun Control Debate Just Hours Before Milwaukee Brewery Shooting

"All I want is a discussion," Gov. Tony Evers said.
Emma Ockerman
2.27.20
Tipping Point

Volunteers Are Fighting Brazil's Devastating Fires Because the Government Won't

"We don't wait for the government. We just do our job."
Emilee Gilpin
2.27.20
tech-science

Scientists Have Detected the Biggest Explosion Ever in the Universe's History

A supermassive black hole's eruption blasted for hundreds of millions of years, making it the biggest explosion ever detected since the Big Bang.
Becky Ferreira
2.27.20
county lines

The Government Has Finally Admitted County Lines Drug Dealing Is Its Own Fault

A new Home Office review shows the rise of "going country" has occurred against a backdrop of increasing inequality and child poverty.
Max Daly
2.27.20
Coronavirus

The Coronavirus Threat Just Got Real in Europe

“We are facing a crisis, an epidemic that is coming."
Tim Hume
2.27.20
Coronavirus

Lawmakers Fear Trump's Making Coronavirus Worse

The president doesn't seem to have any idea how much to spend fighting the virus.
Matt Laslo
2.27.20
reproductive rights

What It's Like to Get an Abortion in South Dakota

There's only one clinic left in the state and people have to wait 72 hours before they can have an abortion—not including weekends or holidays.
Claire Lampen
2.27.20
LGBTQ

The Biggest Mormon School in the US Now Says Queer Students Can Date—Maybe

Brigham Young University removed key language from its "honor code" denying queer students the right to hug, kiss or date. Except now the school is saying the changes don't mean anything at all.
Nico Lang
2.27.20
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